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I use reusable produce/bulk bags, which I found at metro (and can also be found at whole foods). I also use handkerchiefs instead of tissues, absorbent cloths (Skoy brand) instead of paper towel, and I have reusable cloth napkins. All of these things can be machine washed, which I’m told is what my grandparents used to do before everyone started using disposables! The handkerchiefs I have were passed down from my grandparents and were just sitting for years in my dad’s drawer until I started using them.

TEA’s Waste Free challenge is a project of the Toronto Environmental Alliance. The project is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario. The challenge is sponsored by CUPE Local 416, the union representing Toronto City workers who collect, sort, recycle and compost Toronto's residential waste.